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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (378g)

Recipe makes 4 servings

Calories 1025
Calories from Fat 634 (61%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 70.5g 108%
Saturated Fat 35.9g 179%
Monounsaturated Fat 26.3g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.0g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 229mg 76%
Sodium 850mg 35%
Potassium 488mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 75.3g 25%
Dietary Fiber 4.2g 16%
Sugars 4.1g
Protein 26.0g 51%

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Tortellini With a Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce

Recipe #183986 | 40 min | 10 min prep | add private note
Cooks4_6

By: Cooks4_6
Aug 30, 2006

A friend gave me this recipe after she went on and on about how fabulous and easy it is. I have not tried it, but based on her comments, I think it will be good!

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Prepare tortellini as directed on package.
  2. 2
    Chop tomatoes in chunky pieces.
  3. 3
    Blend bouillon with basil, parsley and pepper into the tomatoes.
  4. 4
    Saute the garlic in olive oil until just white.
  5. 5
    Add to the sauce and bring just to a simmer.
  6. 6
    When sauce is hot, add the cream to a non-aluminum skillet and bring to a slow boil and add the hot tomato sauce and cheese.
  7. 7
    Stir well and blend the tortellini into the pan of tomato basil cream sauce.
  8. 8
    Serve, topped with parsley and cheese.

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From: Bittersweetened

On Oct 25, 2009

Oh my goodness, this is my new favorite pasta! If I could rate this higher I would. My hubby and I just loved it. (Plus, it was easy enough for him to make for me to celebrate my birthday!) We changed a few things. We used bowties and half and half instead of cream. We also added some grilled chicken slices to it to make it even more yummy. (I think I might throw in some mushrooms next time.)I would recommend this to anyone who loves pasta as much as we do. Thanks for posting!

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  • From: Iddy Bitty

    On Jun 16, 2009

    Helllooo this was so good. I made the sauce with bowtie pasta and shrimp, since I had no tortellini. HELLOOO this was good! I added some chicken broth before adding the cream to make sure it wasn't too thick. I will make again!

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    From: Susiecat too

    On Oct 19, 2008

    Oooohhh yum yum yum!!! This was a delicious dinner! I had to use cheese ravioli instead of tortellini, because the store was out of tortellini! Oh well, the sauce is the thing here. This is a rich, comfort-food kind of sauce, the kind you want to mop up with a piece of bread. Delicious flavor combination. I used fresh tomatoes from the garden instead of canned, and used half-n-half instead of heavy cream — and it was plenty rich, believe me! Delicious! Thanks, Cooks 4_6! Made for 1.2.3. Tag.

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    From: Lainey6605

    On Mar 22, 2008

    Delicious and easy! I just loved the cream sauce in this. It's so flavorful. I will definitely be making this again! Thanks for sharing.

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